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Topic: G.I. Joe - The Movie (Live Action) (Read 21748 times)

Not necessarily a "superhero" movie, but the news this morning is that a G.I. Joe movie has been confirmed by Paramount, with a release in summer of 2009. Stephen Sommers (Van Helsing, Mummy, Mummy Returns) has been attached to direct while Stuart Beattie (30 Days of Night, Collateral, Pirates: Curse of the Black Pearl) is on to write the script.

Well, that's one movie I no longer need to see. Here's the money quote:

"Variety offers this new description of the team: "G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer. The property is closer in tone to X-Men and James Bond than a war film."

Well, that's one movie I no longer need to see. Here's the money quote:

"Variety offers this new description of the team: "G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer. The property is closer in tone to X-Men and James Bond than a war film."

That just sounds so wrong....I guess it has to be "politically correct" in this day and age.....

.....but....remember how everybody hated absolutely everything about the TF movie - before they saw it? I don't have high hopes for this flick, but you never know, and knowing is half the battle.

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"Variety offers this new description of the team: "G.I. Joe is now a Brussels-based outfit that stands for Global Integrated Joint Operating Entity, an international co-ed force of operatives who use hi-tech equipment to battle Cobra, an evil organization headed by a double-crossing Scottish arms dealer. The property is closer in tone to X-Men and James Bond than a war film."

I didn't know if this quite fit in the "Superhero/Comic" movie thread, but if it does please feel free to move it. Anyways, a bit of casting news coming out the past couple of weeks for this movie, and I thought it might be a good idea to have a thread to discuss any news we might be hearing. After the latest casting announcement, here's how things are shaping up so far: